Yoshihide Suga faces rising pressure over handling of pandemic
Many believe the government was too slow to respond to the latest wave of Covid-19 infections, opinion poll shows
25 January 2021 - 10:46
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faced renewed pressure on Monday over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with a new opinion poll showing many believe the government was too slow to respond to the latest wave of infections.
Opposition legislators were also increasingly frustrated with Suga’s taciturn leadership style, demanding he provide detailed answers to questions about the Covid-19 crisis and the Tokyo Olympics set to start in less than six months...
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